Executive head: vsa big data, ai & ia

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Role Purpose / Business Unit The Executive Head VSA Big Data, AI & IA: Lead Data Scientist is the principal technical authority for data science and AI within Vodacom South Africa. The role steers the design, build and scaled deployment of high-impact AI services across the VSA business, aligned to Vodacom’s three strategic AI impact pillars of Customer Experience (CX), Monetization and Productivity, and to our ambition of becoming an AI-native organisation by 2030. Operating solely within the Vodacom South Africa Big Data team, the incumbent acts as the lead technical expert and hands‑on architect: identifying opportunities to make a commercial difference, leading the development of machine learning and AI initiatives end-to‑end, and mentoring a high‑performing team of data scientists and AI engineers. The ideal candidate is ...